I have a couple of these guys, including a pair of the wild green variety. They are not particularly demanding, but like algea and soft plants,...
Well done @Xandoz - think Brackish setups are awesome! Have been threatening to go the half-full tank route with some Archer fish and seeing this...
I am with @eros111 on this, my discus are kept around pH 7.6 - and lay eggs, wrigglers and even free swimmers at that level (in a community tank)....
@dash, in winter room temp may be 20 degrees (or lower in a garage - in JHB mine gets closer to 10 degrees in mid winter). If you are doing a 50%...
Hi @Kois - depending on your stocking and water change regime, @dash's solution should work well for you. 3 x 80l would allow a 50% water change....
You don't mention how big your tank is, but from what I have read and seen, the most effective is a water tank (e.g. jojo - size dependent on your...
Congrats on the bigger tank! Best solution in your case is to move as much material from the old tank to the new one - particularly filter...
Granite will look good - just make sure there is no chance of movement, consider putting a lip in the front so it will hide the polystyrene. If...
Looks good Frank - always wanted to try the waterfall tank set-up. Just watch the bases, you may want to use brick and plaster to form a stable...
Polvin is an acryllic matt (used to work for Plascon), and although water resistant, is no good with the amount of moisture from evapouration....
They will go well with the barbs, but just be aware, they get to around 10cm within a matter of months, and once they get hooked on fishfood /...
As long as you are keeping the water clean, good filtration and regular water changes, a tank of that size will handle those comfortably. A school...
Hi @Javei, please try avoid the pink tail cories, like the glass fish with the neon spines, these are injected with colourants - something that is...
Any indication of price?
As with oscar freak, I have a small LED light that goes on about 30 minutes before and 30 minutes after my main lights - they all go nestle...
Between them and the Banjo's who dove straight in - they all seem a lot happier with the 'softer' substrate.
Hi All, Just posted this on one of the international forums and thought it may be of some use here. Last week I embarked on a tank move -...
I got a couple of these locally (bought all the stock they had), and they are such industrius little guys - although they are growing quickly....
Are you crazy? If my other half knew what I spent... Rounding down is a way of life.
I use fine black gravel in both my tanks, it is sometimes referred to as lava stone / gravel. As @SloMo.00 points out, they sometimes dye /coat...
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